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Health & MedicineTeen e-cig users more likely to smoke tobacco
E-cigarette use is linked to later tobacco use in teens.
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AstronomyChoose Ninja, Cervantes or Rosalind as names for exoplanets
Names for 20 exoplanets are in the hands of a discerning online audience.
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AnthropologyBones revive a 7,000-year-old massacre
Bones suggest Central Europe’s first farmers had an extremely violent streak.
By Bruce Bower -
ClimateCarbon cuts could save U.S. farmers billions of dollars
Reducing carbon emissions could save U.S. agriculture industry billions of dollars annually by curtailing droughts.
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MicrobesBacteria in flowers may boost honeybees’ healthy gut microbes
Honeybees may deliver doses of probiotics to the hive to help feed baby bees’ microbiome.
By Beth Mole -
ChemistryThree kids’ science books offer fun, fascinating experiments
No matter what interests kids, there’s a do-it-yourself science book for them. Here are three with entertaining and educational options.
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PsychologyBaby marmosets imitate parents’ sounds
Vocal learning may work similarly in marmoset monkeys, songbirds and humans.
By Bruce Bower -
AnimalsLight pollution may disrupt firefly sex
Females of a common big dipper firefly weren’t as flashy when forced to flirt in LED light pollution.
By Susan Milius -
NeuroscienceShifting views of brain cells, and other fresh perspectives
The details emerging from the latest work on glial cells are sure to yield more insights as scientists continue their struggle to understand the mind.
By Eva Emerson -
AstronomyLucy’s new neighbor, downloading New Horizon’s data and more reader feedback
Readers discuss why Pluto's data will take so long to get to Earth, the role the cerebellum plays in creative thinking and more.
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ChemistryAutomated chemistry could build better drugs fast and cheap
Automated molecular synthesis may win over chemists who are not convinced that more technology in drug design is better.
By Beth Mole -
Health & MedicineFootball games come with more head hits than practices do
As football intensifies from practice to games, the number of impacts increases, a new study finds.